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1992 BMW 325IS Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 21, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 7, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 BMW 325IS. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Body & structure
Filed May 21, 2006

1992 BMW 325IS. REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT FAILURE. LOOSE REAR END. CLUNKING NOISES. TORN UNDER BELLY WHERE REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS TO UNIBODY OF CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10157958
Incident
Jan 5, 2006
Mileage
199,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 23, 2003

I RECENTLY HAD THE REAR END OF MY CAR DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE SUPREME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC AND HAVE HAD EVERY INDIVIDUAL MECHANIC SAY HE HAS SEEN IT HAPPENED TO MY SAME EXACT CAR. AND ALSO SAID I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH. AFTER HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC HE SAID THAT BMW HAD MANUFACTURED THE SUBFRAME MOUNTS INSUFFICIENT AND IT HAS RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF CASES OF REAR ENDS FALLING OFF OF THE CARS AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH WEAR AND TEAR. LUCKILY MY CAR BROKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF A TRANSMISSION SHOP SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE I HAD ANY MAJOR TROUBLE. BUT IT IS A REALLY DANGEROUS THING THAT I THINK SHOULD FULLY BE INVESTIGATED AND BMW SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *LA

NHTSA ID
10043405
Incident
Oct 5, 2003
Mileage
158,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 28, 2000

LEFT REAR STRUT AND MOUNT CRACKED AND TORE AWAY FROM SUB-FRAME OF VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID
558353
Suspension
Filed Dec 4, 2000

STRUT THAT HOLDS THE REAR WHEEL IS PULLING FROM FRAME, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
875927
Incident
Nov 20, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Mar 2, 2000

LEFT GAS TANK FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS GONE BAD/IS CRACKED UNDERNEITH THE REAR SEAT, CAUSING FUMES/ODOR TO ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
857785
Fuel system
Filed Feb 29, 2000

GAS FUMES FILLED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
719439
Incident
Feb 27, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Nov 29, 1999

REAR CROSS MEMBER FRAME BROKE OFF FROM THE MOUNTING OF THE VEHCILE, CAUSING A CLOCKING SOUND, AND IT FELT LIKE THE REAR END WAS GIVING WAY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
853414
Body & structure
Filed Oct 7, 1999

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED FAILURES OF THE POWER LOCK SYSTEM, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL. MJS

NHTSA ID
548928
Incident
Sep 7, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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